fox·glove (f ks gl v )n. 1. Any of several herbs of the genus Digitalis, especially D. purpurea of Europe, having a long cluster of large, tubular, pinkish-purple flowers and leaves that are the source of the drug digitalis. 2. Any of several related plants. [From the resemblance of its flowers to the fingers of a glove.] |
foxglove [ˈfɒksˌglʌv]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, esp D. purpurea, having spikes of purple or white thimble-like flowers. The soft wrinkled leaves are a source of digitalis
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| Noun | 1. |  foxglove - any of several plants of the genus Digitalisherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Digitalis - genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, fairy bell, finger-flower, finger-root, fingerflower, fingerroot - tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock |
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